shink

English

Etymology

From Middle English shynken, schenken, schenchen (“to pour, pour a drink”), from Old English sċenċan (“to pour”) and Old Norse skenkja (“to pour”), both from Proto-West Germanic *skankijan, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Doublet of skink.

Verb

shink (third-person singular simple present shinks, present participle shinking, simple past and past participle shinked)

  1. To pour or serve wine or beer; to skink.

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